Risk Wave
1492
Danger Zone
Synthetix's Risk Wave score is currently 1492/100 — placing it in the Danger Zone.
Synthetix is trading well above its long-term trend. Elevated risk — consider taking partial profits or tightening stop-losses.
Risk Wave measures how far SNX's price deviates from its long-term trend. Learn more →
Fear & Greed
9/100
Extreme Fear
Market Cap
$96.6M
Category
DeFi
Protocol for issuing synthetic assets that track real-world asset prices on-chain.
Investment thesis: Synthetix enables on-chain exposure to assets that are otherwise inaccessible in DeFi such as gold, oil, foreign currencies, and traditional equities without requiring custody of the underlying asset. The protocol has found sustainable product-market fit as the liquidity back-end for multiple DeFi derivatives frontends. SNX stakers capture fee revenue proportional to protocol trading volume.
Key risks: The debt pool model exposes SNX stakers to complex systemic risk when synthetic asset prices move sharply. Requires high collateralization ratios, making capital efficiency lower than many competing protocols. Regulatory uncertainty around synthetic equity tokens could restrict product offerings in key markets.
By Menno — 13 years in crypto, 3 bear markets survived, zero paid promotions
Last updated: March 2026
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